Youth Transition Specialist

DEPT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Our vision is to make Arizona’s community safer by delivering effective rehabilitative services to the young people entrusted to our care.

The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to provide the young people in our care with evidence-based rehabilitative services that enhance their well-being and equip them with the skills and resources they need to thrive as successful members of society.

Address: 400 W. Congress Suite 156
Tucson, AZ. 85701

Salary: $58,804.30

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 07/09/2026

The Youth Transition Specialist is responsible for delivering case management services and supporting juveniles in transition from Adobe Mountain School to community settings. This includes assisting with educational, vocational, employment, and treatment resources, while connecting juveniles and their families to community-based services. The Specialist serves as a liaison with key community partners, such as the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), contracted service providers, and the Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS).

Additionally, the role may be involved in crisis interventions and assessments.

• Travel to/from the ADJC-Adobe Mountain facility on a weekly or as needed basis also travel within Southern Arizona and is responsible for serving juvenile/operations across the Southern Arizona regions to include but not limited to:
  Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham, Greenlee and Pinal county
• Provide educational support at Adobe Mountain School to establish relationships between academic programming and post release educational or vocational options
• Attends multidisciplinary team meetings, release boards, child and family team meetings, transition and special staff meetings, specialized education plan meetings and other professional meetings with human service providers
• Team work is essential. Must work well with others and able to collaborate in a team setting
• Conducts case reviews and follow up with case managers to ensure program integrity
• Complete initial agency Family Questionnaire (in home assessments) that are assigned to parole and creates applicable written documentation
• Coordinates required services to juveniles and families on parole in the community
• Assist in transitional planning for juveniles and young adults released to parole or discharged from ADJC
• Communicates, interacts and works with internal and external employees, service providers, community agencies, program delivery and entities
• Interact with internal and external staff and community partners
• Statistical gathering and reporting on program services
• Case management, documentation and data entry
• Drive on State business
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Micro level community organization
• Components of Family dynamics
• Diagnostics and assessment terminology
• Components of a home assessment
• Case planning and case management processes
• Adolescent development
• Educational and vocational resources
• AZ State Medicaid program, eligibility and services
• Local, state and federal programs and resources
• Research methodologies and report preparation
• Best practices in community resources
• Computer operations and programs including Google Suite and Microsoft Office
• ADJC policies and procedures

• Interpersonal skills regarding interactions with difficult and complex families
• Conducting and evaluating family systems and therapeutic modalities
• Assessing juvenile and families’ needs and providing appropriate referral for intervention
• Understanding family dynamics, communication and interaction patterns in families
• Crisis intervention, mediation and interpersonal dynamics
  
  Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Multi-tasking, organization and time management
• Discharge and reintegration planning
• Coaching and Motivational Interviewing
• Research potential job placements for youth in the community
• Collaborate with community providers and various educational establishments
• Establish linkages between academic coursework and post release…